Stogi

The original Stogi arm was Kuzma’s first product. Introduced in 1983, its medium mass, highly rigid design was a response to the lighter, low-mass tonearm designs of that time whose flimsy construction was not capable of coping with the mechanical energy generated by the best MC cartridges.

Establishing the production methods the company has followed ever since, all parts are machined from solid aluminium or brass blocks. The rigid and rigidly mounted head-shell provides stable cartridge mounting, while the internally damped arm-tube fits directly into the massive bearing housing, an effective route for the dissipation of vibration or noise. Parts are interference fit, with bonding adding even greater rigidity and damping.

Four close tolerance ball-race bearings are employed in a classic, coincident gimbal arrangement. Derived from gyroscopes and astronomical instruments, these bearings exhibit extremely low friction and zero play, that performance maintained by careful assembly of the incredibly rigid bearing cradles.A decoupled brass counterweight controls balance and adjusts tracking force, with VTA and azimuth adjustable and locked using set-screws. A single-piece of high-quality Kuzma arm cable runs from the cartridge tags to the RCA plugs, although this can be terminated for balanced XLR or 5-pin Din connection if required.